CVE-2023-1783 OrangeScrum 2.0.11 - AWS Credentials Leak via PDF Rendering

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit improper HTML validation during PDF rendering to access AWS instance credentials, leading to data exposure and potential privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-1783?

CVE-2023-1783 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Orangescrum, published on 23 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OrangeScrum version 2.0.11 allows an external attacker to remotely obtain AWS instance credentials. This is possible because the application does not properly validate the HTML content to be converted to PDF.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1783?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Orangescrum Orangescrum.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1783?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1783 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2023-1783 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1783 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g9fp-4f3g-gqmr.

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